Code Switch Extra: Singer Juan Gabriel's Sexuality Was 'Open Secret'
Many Mexican and Mexican Americans loved Juan Gabriel's music, but ridiculed his sexuality. Can his death open a new conversation about gay identity in the community? Code Switch's Adrian Florido expl...
4 Sep 201619min
What's So Funny About The Indian Accent?
From Apu to Ashton Kutcher, mimicking the Indian accent is still widely seen as fair game. Even lots of ABCD's — American-born confused desis — do it. But is it out of love, or mockery? Code Switch's ...
31 Aug 201627min
Code Switch Extra: "Southside" and Black Love at the Movies
Code Switch's Karen Grigsby Bates and NPR movie critic Bob Mondello discuss "Southside With You," a fictionalized version of Barack and Michelle Obama's first date, and other black love stories in fil...
26 Aug 201621min
Nate Parker's Past, His Present, And The Future Of "The Birth of A Nation"
Actor Nate Parker is the center of a lot attention these days because of his upcoming movie The Birth of A Nation. Parker wrote, directed and stars as Nat Turner, leader of an historic 1831 slave rebe...
24 Aug 201642min
Struggling School, Or Sanctuary?
When a school shuts down, students often lose more than a place of learning; they lose friends, mentors and a community. This is an experience that disproportionately affects black students. Shereen M...
17 Aug 201641min
Say My Name, Say My Name (Correctly, Please)
When you have a name like Aparna Nancherla or Maz Jobrani, you get used to people butchering it. These two comedians, who both come from immigrant families, talk to Code Switch editor Tasneem Raja abo...
10 Aug 201626min
What Does "Objectivity" Mean To Journalists Of Color?
News stories of conflict involving people of color raise questions about the role of diversity in newsrooms. With the current election cycle drenched with racially charged rhetoric, how do journalists...
3 Aug 201637min
A Letter From Young Asian Americans, To Their Parents, About Black Lives Matter
The day after the police shooting of Philando Castile, hundreds of young Asian Americans connected online to write an open letter to their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, asking them to suppo...
27 Jul 201623min
